SARS-CoV-2 and Arthropods: A Review.
Viruses
; 14(5)2022 05 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1862914
ABSTRACT
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) that led to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies how a lack of understanding and preparedness for emerging viruses can result in consequences on a global scale. Statements that SARS-CoV-2 could not be transmitted by arthropod vectors were made without experimental support. Here we review laboratory-based research, field studies, and environmental studies to evaluate the potential for the virus to be transmitted either biologically or mechanically by arthropods. Based on these data, we conclude that transmission by arthropods is highly unlikely to play a significant epidemiological role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arthropods
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
V14050985
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